He had [suffered] a setback in his business.

他在生意上遭到挫折。

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This is just a minor setback in a major operation! As soon as I whip up another spell, we'll be back in business!

这只是一个小小的失误一旦我重施咒语，一切都会好起来的！

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Besides the intelligence quotient, discusses a request, in recent years was popular a new concept: Setback business (counter business).

摘要：除了智商、情商外，近年来又流行一个新概念：挫折商(逆商)。

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But the billionaire American investor is now trying again, making a second investment in the company that dealt him his biggest business setback.

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In the real world of business, setback and failure require reflection and recalibration, processes that are hindered by the exaggerated behavior of a leader.

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